But there was some good news for India in the men's doubles event as the unseeded pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty progressed to the semi-finals after getting the better of compatriots Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy 21-17 21-11.

Marin and Sindhu were the obvious choices for almost all the teams. At least four teams raised the prize purse to INR 80 lakh, the maximum limit a team can bid for a player before the players got assigned to the teams by a draw of lots.